Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students.
Wei Minzhi
Zhang Huike
Village Chief
Teacher Gao
Juxin Restaurant Manager
October 30, 1999
Wei Minzhi
Zhang Huike
Village Chief
Teacher Gao
Juxin Restaurant Manager